| Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse. 2. (v. t.) To mistake for another; to identify falsely. 3. (v. t.) To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay. 4. (v. t.) To destroy; to ruin; to waste. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia CONFOUND kon-found': The physical origin of spiritual terms is well illustrated by the principal Hebrew words for "confounded" (rendered also "ashamed," etc.); bosh, is "to become pale" (2 Kings 19:26 Job 6:20 Psalm 83:17; Psalm 129:5 the King James Version; Isaiah 19:9, etc.); chapher, "to become red" (Psalm 35:4 Isaiah 1:29; Isaiah 24:23, "the moon shall be confounded," Micah 3:7); yabhash, "to be dried up" (Jeremiah 46:24 the King James Version; Jeremiah 48:1, 20 the King James Version; Jeremiah 50:2 the King James Version; Zechariah 10:5); kalam, "to blush" (Psalm 69:6 the King James Version; Isaiah 41:11, etc.). In Genesis 11:7, 9, of the confusion of tongues, the word is balal, "to mix," "mingle." In Jeremiah 1:17 the King James Version it is chathath, "to bring or put down."
In New Testament, kataischuno, "to put to shame" (1 Corinthians 1:27 the King James Version; 1 Peter 2:6 the King James Version); and sugchuno, "to pour together," "bewilder' " (Acts 2:6; Acts 9:22). the Revised Version (British and American) frequently gives "ashamed" and "put to shame" instead of "confounded." W. L. Walker |  | Multi-Version Concordance Confound (9 Occurrences) 1 Corinthians 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; (KJV WBS) Genesis 11:7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS) Genesis 11:9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS) Exodus 23:27 I will send my fear before thee, and confound every people to which thou comest, and will make all thine enemies turn their back to thee. (DBY) Deuteronomy 7:23 But Jehovah thy God will give them up before thee, and will confound them with great consternation, until they are destroyed. (DBY) Psalms 14:6 You frustrate the plan of the poor, because Yahweh is his refuge. (See RSV) Psalms 55:9 Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city. (WEB NIV) Jeremiah 1:17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. (KJV WBS) Zechariah 10:5 They shall be as mighty men, treading down muddy streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because Yahweh is with them; and the riders on horses will be confounded. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV) |
